Glasgow and Edinburgh are the principal airports in Scotland, the five
other international airports are Dundee, Preswick, Aberdeen, Inverness and Sumburgh on
Shetland.
Most flights within Scotland
are operated by: British Airways Express
St. Andrews Drive, Glasgow Airport, Paisley PA3 2TG
Tel: 0345 222 111, Fax: 0141 887 6020
British Airways
Fly from London Heathrow or London Gatwick to Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow will
cost around £59, also to Inverness (more expensive). (Telephone 0845 77 999 77)
www.britishairways.com
GO FLY
Operates flights from Stanstead to Edinburgh for £70 or so. (Telephone 0870 607
6543)
www.gofly.com
EasyJet
Operates one daily cheap flight from Luton Airport (about 30 miles north of London)
direct to Inverness which costs around £29 (plus airport tax) for a single journey.
They also have several flights daily to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen - all from
Luton. (Telephone 01582 44 55 55 or 0990 29 29 29)
www.easyjet.com
RYANAIR
Operates flights from Stanstead (near London) to Prestwick (South of Glasgow) for
£60. (Telephone 0541 569 569)
www.ryaniar.com
British Midland
Flights from London Heathrow to Glasgow and Edinburgh for £69 return. They also
operate from Manchester airport in north-west England. (Telephone 0345 554 554)
Other
airlines KLM,
Virgin
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SCOTTISH AIRPORTS
Edinburgh Airport
Located about 7 miles north of Edinburgh city centre
Taxi fare will cost you around £15 to Edinburgh city centre
Buses into Edinburgh every 10-20 minutes from Zone A, cost around £3.50
Car hire is available in the Airport terminal.
No train service available.
Edinburgh
Airport
Glasgow Airport
Located about 8 miles north of Glasgow city centre
Taxi fare will cost you around £12 to Glasgow city centre
Buses every 15 minutes direct to city centre, cost around £2
No train service available, however there is a bus service to railway station 2 miles
away.
Frequent bus service to Edinburgh
Car hire available in the Airport terminal.
Glasgow
Airport
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Prestwick Airport
Located about 30 miles south of Glasgow on the Ayrshire coast
Buses run every hour to Glasgow
Trains run every 30 minutes to Glasgow
Taxi fare to Glasgow will cost you around £40
Car hire available
Aberdeen Airport
Located about 7 miles from Aberdeen city centre
Regular Bus service at peak times
Dyce railway station is about 3 miles away
Taxi fare to Dyce railway station will cost you around £5
Taxi fare to Aberdeen will cost around £10
Car hire available
Aberdeen
Airport
Inverness Airport
Located about 8 miles from Inverness
Bus service is only part time from the Airport
Monday-Friday: Buses run 3 times a day
Saturday: Buses run twice a day
Sunday: No bus service
Nearest train station: Inverness(8 miles) and Nairn(7 miles)
Taxi fare to Inverness will cost around £12
Car hire available
Other Airports in Scotland
Stornoway (Isle of Lewis)
Balivanich (Isle of Benbecula)
Isle of Barra
Isle of Islay
Kirkwall (Orkney)
Sumburgh (Shetland)
Lerwick (Shetland)
Campbeltown
Wick
